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Recent Developments In Copyright Protection For Computer Software In The United States And Japan, Yutaka Nakamura
Recent Developments In Copyright Protection For Computer Software In The United States And Japan, Yutaka Nakamura
Washington International Law Journal
Many current legal issues pertaining to copyright of computer software involve defining the scope of protection of non-literal expression, such as "user interface" and "look and feel," in contrast to literal expression, such as "source code," to which ownership may be more clearly attributed. Superficially, it appears that the case law pertaining to non-literal expression is developing differently in Japan and the United States. This comment demonstrates that, however, while Japanese and U.S. courts have been applying formally different analytical criteria, the decisions of both have been similar in seeking equity-oriented solutions.
How The East Was Won: A Critique Of U.S. Tactics In Negotiating Patent Protection For Pharmaceuticals In Thailand, Michael Begg
How The East Was Won: A Critique Of U.S. Tactics In Negotiating Patent Protection For Pharmaceuticals In Thailand, Michael Begg
Washington International Law Journal
In February 1992, Thailand amended its patent law to provide patent protection for drugs. The amendment resulted from pressure by the United States pharmaceutical industry and the United States Trade Representative; it was not a Thai internal policy decision. Bleak prospects in the U.S. drug market due to a climate of increasing restraints on drug prices have led the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association to push for patent protection for their products abroad. Consequently, the United States Trade Representative pressured Thailand to amend its Patent Act to include pharmaceuticals, threatening to use Section 337 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930 …
Special 301: An Effective Tool Against Thailand's Intellectual Property Violations, Preeti Sinha
Special 301: An Effective Tool Against Thailand's Intellectual Property Violations, Preeti Sinha
Washington International Law Journal
Special 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act grants the United States Trade Representative the authority to target countries that do not adequately protect intellectual property rights. The USTR has been investigating and negotiating with several countries, including Thailand, in an effort to improve intellectual property protections for American products. As a result, Thailand has instituted noteworthy changes in its copyright and patent laws. This Comment recommends that the USTR continue to negotiate with Thailand, and that the USTR continue to exert pressure on Thailand. This Comment also suggests that because Thailand has taken steps to improve protection …
The Case Against Copyright Protection For Programmable Logic Devices, Stephen C. Bishop
The Case Against Copyright Protection For Programmable Logic Devices, Stephen C. Bishop
Washington Law Review
Several commentators have argued that copyright protection should extend to protect logic equations incorporated in a type of semiconductor chip called a programmable logic device (PLD). They reach this result by analogizing to the storage of computer software in memory chips, an embodiment that is currently protected under the copyright laws. This Comment analyzes logic equations incorporated in a PLD with respect to the copyright statute, utilitarian device doctrine, and the legislative history of the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act. It concludes that copyright protection should not extend to protect the logic equations incorporated in a PLD.